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Expo 67 : not just a souvenir
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Faye Hammill reviews RHona Richman Kenneally and Johanne Sloan as discussed by the authors, "Expo 67: Not Just a Souvenir" (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2010), 280 pp Cased ISBN 978-0-8020-9708-8 PaperISBN 978.Abstract:
Faye Hammill reviews Rhona Richman Kenneally and Johanne Sloan (eds), Expo 67: Not Just a Souvenir (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2010), 280 pp Cased ISBN 978-0-8020-9708-8 PaperISBN 978-0-8020-9649-4read more
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Trajectoires fluides et croisements lumineux :histoire du verre d’art au Québec dans le contexte d’Expo 67
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a historical account and contextual narrative of the artistic practice of glassblowing in Quebec, starting with the founding of industrial units in Montreal by Venetian glassblowers and ending in 1990, with the establishment of the college-level glass program at Espace verre.
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Animating the Object: Marcelle Deschênes and acousmatic education in Quebec
TL;DR: The authors examines the early reception of Pierre Schaeffer's theoretical work in Quebec through the teaching of Marcelle Deschenes, principal author of the first electroacoustic theory and ear training curricula at both Universite Laval and Universite de Montreal.
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Humour & National Identity in Canadian Contemporary Art: Diana Thorneycroft, Simon Hughes & BGL
TL;DR: This paper explored the use of humour as a means to negotiate themes of identity in contemporary Canadian art by Diana Thorneycroft, Simon Hughes, and BGL and found that humour can be used to approach the loaded topic of Canadian identity.
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Tuna Noodle Casserole is Tasty? The Information Network of Recipes
TL;DR: It is proposed that a recipe read in its information environment, together with clues about its origins, functions, and consumption, indicate how users interact with the recipe, accepting, negotiating, or challenging it through cultural, political, and social gestures, while located in the everyday space of the private kitchen.
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World Exhibitions as laboratories for structural innovation
TL;DR: In this article, an overview of the main structural innovations of the past two centuries, selecting those first presented at World Exhibitions, is presented, with a focus on prefabrication, great steel trusses, and transparent coverings.
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Trajectoires fluides et croisements lumineux :histoire du verre d’art au Québec dans le contexte d’Expo 67
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a historical account and contextual narrative of the artistic practice of glassblowing in Quebec, starting with the founding of industrial units in Montreal by Venetian glassblowers and ending in 1990, with the establishment of the college-level glass program at Espace verre.
Journal ArticleDOI
Animating the Object: Marcelle Deschênes and acousmatic education in Quebec
TL;DR: The authors examines the early reception of Pierre Schaeffer's theoretical work in Quebec through the teaching of Marcelle Deschenes, principal author of the first electroacoustic theory and ear training curricula at both Universite Laval and Universite de Montreal.
Dissertation
Humour & National Identity in Canadian Contemporary Art: Diana Thorneycroft, Simon Hughes & BGL
TL;DR: This paper explored the use of humour as a means to negotiate themes of identity in contemporary Canadian art by Diana Thorneycroft, Simon Hughes, and BGL and found that humour can be used to approach the loaded topic of Canadian identity.
Journal ArticleDOI
Tuna Noodle Casserole is Tasty? The Information Network of Recipes
TL;DR: It is proposed that a recipe read in its information environment, together with clues about its origins, functions, and consumption, indicate how users interact with the recipe, accepting, negotiating, or challenging it through cultural, political, and social gestures, while located in the everyday space of the private kitchen.
Journal ArticleDOI
World Exhibitions as laboratories for structural innovation
TL;DR: In this article, an overview of the main structural innovations of the past two centuries, selecting those first presented at World Exhibitions, is presented, with a focus on prefabrication, great steel trusses, and transparent coverings.